March 2009

Morning.... UGH! I overslept and missed my morning Shred.  Something to do tonight after my cardio workout.  I'm scheduled to cross train, but I think I'm going to swap Wednesday and Thursday workouts and run instead.   Brekkie was simple and delicious. My oatmeal contained:   1/2 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup milk [...]

THANK YOU - you guys gave me a HUGE dose of social courage, and I ended up having a great time at the meet-up tonight. :)   But first... I had to get through work.  I ate a tiny bowl of Grape Nuts around 4:00 PM. After work, I rushed around to get ready for [...]

How's your day going? Mine is flying by, but I'm so busy and can't seem to catch up on my work! Bletch! Typical Tuesday.   Mid-morning snack:  Pumpkin butter on WW toast. And "British" tea (English Breakfast with skim milk and Stevia). I made lunch while juggling a conference call and a deadline, so it [...]

Mornin!  I am discovering that working out in the morning is (1) not completely torturous and (2) wakes me up!  I feel so much more "with it" by the time I sit down to work.  Waking up to run for an hour is still out of the question, but 20 minutes of shredding with Jillian [...]

Evening!  Guess what?? I convinced the Husband to 'shred' with me tonight! :)   But first....   My last mid-afternoon snack was a little bowl of Grape Nuts.  Honestly, this was pure emotional eating.  I was having a bad Monday, and I think the gravity of Meghann's situation totally sunk in.  Sometimes, we all just [...]

So, my IT department guy called me today and said I needed to take a "professional" picture of myself for our company website.  They're going to Photoshop me into the group picture.  I immediately groaned because (1) this meant I had to go brush my hair and put on make up and (2) do you [...]

The Crooms' 50 Mile, 50K, and 15 Mile Fools Run will take place on April 11.  I've signed up for the 15 Mile portion of the race.  This is my second trail race, and it will be my longest race distance EVER!    I'm very excited.  This race takes place at Croom, which is within [...]

Good morning!  I am pleased to report that Meghann's sister Kelly is looking very good right now -- the doctors said her helmet saved her life AND she doesn't even have any broken bones.  It's truly a miracle.   Honestly, I was sooo tired when I woke up.  I had a terrible tension headache, so [...]

Good evening.  Surprised to see me again?  Well, Meghann and I had to rush out of Tampa and drive back to Orlando a few hours before the Britney Spears concert began.  Meghann's sister Kelly was hit by a car while she was riding her bicycle, but luckily she was wearing a helmet.  The driver ran [...]

Before leaving on our road trip, I had a bowl of Chobani Vanilla yogurt + Nutty Coconut Homemade Granola. I was all out of granola and decided to make my own.  Granola can so EXPENSIVE even though it only contains a few basic ingredients that you probably have in your fridge and pantry right now! [...]

Morning! I have had a fabulous morning so far.  This is the first Sunday in weeks (months?) that I haven't gone on a long run -- instead, I went on a long bike ride.   Before leaving, I had a quick and easy breakfast. 1/2 cup Grape Nuts and a sliced banana in skim milk [...]

I just couldn't get out of bed all afternoon -- it's like my bum was glued to the sheets. :)  I read the newspaper in bed, watched a movie, and took a nap.  Glorious!   Before I got totally lazy, I made sure to do Day 4 of the 30 Day Shred Challenge (click here [...]

It's official.  I am the world's worst fisherwoman!  I think this is my 5th time fishing with our BFF Harry and I STILL haven't caught anything.  Luckily, Harry caught this little guy, so it wasn't a total waste (if there are any single ladies in the Orlando area, Harry is cute, fun, really nice, has [...]